Poslanica Rimljanima 10

1 Draga braćo, želja je mojega srca i moja molitva Bogu da se svi Židovi spase.2 Svjedok sam njihova revnovanja za Boga, ali ono se ne temelji na pravom razumijevanju3 jer ne shvaćaju na koji način Bog opravdava ljude. Umjesto toga drže se vlastitih običaja i nastoje se pred Bogom opravdati vršeći Zakon - te se tako odbijaju podložiti Božjoj volji.

4 Jer Krist je u potpunosti ispunio svrhu Zakona. Tko vjeruje u njega, opravdan je pred Bogom.

Spasenje je za svakoga

5 O pravednosti koja dolazi po Zakonu Mojsije piše:
"Tko je vrši, u njoj će naći život."6 A o pravednosti koja dolazi po vjeri kaže: "Nemoj se u srcu upitati: 'Tko će uzići na nebo' (da dovede Krista),7 niti: 'Tko će sići u bezdan' (da dovede Krista od mrtvih)?"

8 Što to zapravo znači? "Riječ je sasvim blizu tebe, u tvojim ustima i u tvojem srcu"; to je riječ vjere koju propovijedamo.
9 Jer ako ustima priznaješ da je Isus Krist Gospodin i ako u srcu vjeruješ da ga je Bog uskrisio od mrtvih, bit ćeš spašen.10 Vjera u srcu nas opravdava, a priznanje usnama spašava.11 Jer u Svetome pismu piše: "Tko u njega vjeruje, neće se razočarati."12 To vrijedi za Židove, kao i za ostale ljude: svi imaju istoga Gospodina, koji izobilno daje svoja bogatstva svima koji ga zazivaju.

13 Jer "Tko god zazove ime Gospodnje, bit će spašen."
14 Ali kako će ga zazvati da ih spasi ako u njega ne vjeruju? A kako će u njega vjerovati ako nikada nisu za njega čuli? A kako će čuti za njega ako im nitko o njemu ne propovijeda?

15 A kako će im tko propovijedati ako nije poslan da propovijeda? O tomu Sveto pismo kaže: "Kako su divne noge onih koji donose Radosnu vijest!"
16 Ali svatko tko čuje Radosnu vijest neće ju i prihvatiti. Izaija je o tome rekao: "Gospodine, tko je povjerovao našoj poruci?"

17 Vjera dakle dolazi upravo slušanjem Radosne vijesti o Kristu.
18 Ali što je sa Židovima? Jesu li oni zapravo čuli tu poruku? Jesu:
"Poruka o Božjemu stvaranju
raširila se po svoj zemlji,
a njezine riječi sežu do kraja svijeta."19 Pitam zato: Jesu li Izraelci zaista razumjeli? Jesu, jer je još u Mojsijevo vrijeme Bog rekao:
"Učinit ću vas ljubomornima
blagoslivljajući druge narode.
Razgnjevit ću vas blagoslivljajući
nerazumne pogane."20 Poslije je Izaija u Božje ime hrabro rekao:
"Našli su me oni
koji me nisu tražili.
Objavio sam se onima
koji me to nisu molili."21 A za Izrael je Bog rekao:
"Svagda sam pružao ruke
nepokornom i buntovnom narodu."

Romans 10

1 Brothers and sisters,t my heart’s desire and prayer to God on behalf of my fellow Israelitest is for their salvation.2 For I can testify that they are zealous for God,t but their zeal is not in line with the truth.ts3 For ignoring the righteousness that comes from God, and seeking instead to establish their own righteousness, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.

4 For Christ is the end of the law, with the result that there is righteousness for everyone who believes.
5 For Moses writes about the righteousness that is by the law: “The one who does these things will live by them.”s6 But the righteousness that is by faith says: “Do not say in your heart,s ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’”s (that is, to bring Christ down)7 or “Who will descend into the abyss?”s (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).8 But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart”s (that is, the word of faith that we preach),9 because if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lordt and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.10 For with the heart one believes and thus has righteousnesst and with the mouth one confesses and thus has salvation.t11 For the scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.”s12 For there is no distinction between the Jew and the Greek, for the same Lord is Lord of all, who richly blesses all who call on him.

13 For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.s
14 How are they to call on one they have not believed in? And how are they to believe in one they have not heard of? And how are they to hear without someone preaching to themt?15 And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How timelytis the arrivaltof those who proclaim the good news.”s16 But not all have obeyed the good news, for Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our report?”s

17 Consequently faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through the preached wordt of Christ.st
18 But I ask, have theyt not heard?t Yes, they have:tTheir voice has gone out to all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world.s19 But again I ask, didn’t Israel understand?t First Moses says, “I will make you jealous by those who are not a nation; with a senseless nation I will provoke you to anger.”s20 And Isaiah is even bold enough to say, “I was found by those who did not seek me; I became well known to those who did not ask for me.”s

21 But about Israel he says, “All day long I held out my hands to this disobedient and stubborn people!”s